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Ye may have a greater prince, but ye shall never have a more loving prince.

Elizabeth I

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Elizabeth I
Age: 69 †
Born: 1533
Born: September 7
Died: 1603
Died: March 24
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Queen Of England
Greenwich Palace
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Elizabeth I
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Queen of England Elisabetta I
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